Comparison of Attitudes toward Back-Channel Behaviors between Koreans and Japanese

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  • あいづち行動における価値観の韓日比較

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This thesis examines the practices of back-channel behavior from the sociolinguistic viewpoint. Through interviews and questionnaires on the frequency of back-channel behavior, the images of back-channel behavior and anticipatory expressions among Koreans and Japanese have been studied. Some of the examples clarified in this research are as follows: First, back-channel behavior of Koreans is very similar to that of Japanese; however, its frequency is higher on the part of Japanese. Both Koreans and Japanese tend to use back-channel behavior more frequently in intimate conversations or informal situations than in other situations. Next, Koreans tend to judge those who frequently use back-channel behavior negatively, while the Japanese view them positively. Conversely, those who make little use of back-channel behavior Koreans tend to judge positively while the Japanese negatively. Here lies a great difference between Koreans and Japanese. Finally, what deserves note is that Koreans tend to use anticipatory expressions or speaking-in-other-words more frequently than Japanese do. Also, a sense of incongruity toward anticipatory expressions is higher on the part of the Japanese ; however, among both Koreans and Japanese, the probability of using anticipatory expressions tends to increase in intimate conversations or informal situations when a common ownership of information exists between the speaker and the listener.

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